Flexible strip feeding and folding mechanism



A ri 5, 1966 F. G MARTIN FLEXIBLE STRIP FEEDING AND FOLDING MECHANISM Fi1ed May 5 1964 5 Sheetssheet s Z' Apparatus aS claimed in claim l, Wherein the driving means includes a rSt Inotor for reciprocating said feed blade and Said wiper in unison and a second nlotor for feciprocating Said Setting head and Said cutter in unison, and timing leanS for actuating said Inot0rs sequentially in each cycle in the abovena1ned numerical order 13. Apparatus as claimed in claim 12 having additional tiIning means for actuating said hold-d0wn Taising means t0 raise Said hold-down after c0mmencefnent Of the f0fvard advance of Said feed bl.ade but before its 8 ternlinal advance and foT lovvering said hold-down before Said feed blade Starts to Tetract' l4( Appamtus as claimed in claim 3, Wherein 'he additiona1 timing Ineans reactuates Said hOldd()vn means to re-Taise said hold-down in each cycle after said cutter has Severed said Strip No references cited 

1. FLEXIBLE STRIP FEEDING, FOLDING AND SEVERING MECHANISM COMPRISING A BED, A HOLD-DOWN MOUNTED ON SAID BED FOR MOVEMENT TOWARDS AND AWAY FROM SAID BED, STRIP FEEDING MEANS MOVABLE ALONG SAID BED TOWARDS AND AWAY FROM SAID HOLD-DOWN AND COOPERATING WITH SAID HOLD-DOWN TO FORM A CORSS-FOLD IN A CONTINUOUS FLEXIBLE STRIP AS IT IS FED TOWARDS SAID HOLDDOWN BY SAID FEEDING MEANS AND TO TUCK THE CROSSFOLD BENEATH THE HOLD-DOWN DURING TERMINAL FORWARD MOTION OF SAID FEEDING MEANS, AND A CUTTER MOVABLE INTO THE PATH OF A STRIP FED BY SAID FEED MEANS ALONG A LINE INTERMEDIATE THE ENDS OF THE TRAVEL PATH OF SAID FEEDING MEANS TO SEVER A FED STRIP PORTION AT A GIVEN DISTANCE BACK OF A CROSS-FOLD THEREOF TUCKED BENEATH SAID HOLD-DOWN. 